Lately I have been doing some filming with Kent Marcus, putting together a short documentary. Kent is always fantastic to work with- not only because his photography and filmmaking is beautiful, but because he is very 'unobtrusive' and makes it easy to work in the most natural way, so you can forget the camera is even there. So I'm excited to see the final product. So far he has already filmed my last exhibition, on location at rockpools, in meeting with a client for a contracted commission, and in my studio.
Today we had another cameraman come and film the next stage- preparing the surface.
My carpenter custom builds each of the surfaces for me to specific measurements (this piece will consist of two panels making up a whopping 2.4m x 1.8m!).
Each panel is braced to ensure there is no bowing or warping and to also give the painting stability and depth. Once it is all braced up we begin the slow process of priming the surface with a professional primer (an undercoat). Paint. Dry. Sand. Paint. Dry. Sand. Paint. Dry. Sand.
It's painfully slow but I believe it's necessary to create the best surface to work on, and also to offer buyers the highest quality product.
Next we are hoping to set up a camera to capture some of the process of painting- perhaps even some time lapse so we can really see the painting coming together!
However, that will have to wait. Bummer! I'm heading interstate to do some presentations this week. But I'm busting to get started when I get back!!
